Processing Dependencies between Suprasegmental and Segmental Information: Effects of Emotion and Lexical Tone on Interference
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Processing dependencies in speech have traditionally been studied using a speeded classification paradigm. In this procedure, listeners have to monitor one dimension of speech (e.g. segmental detail) while another dimension (e.g. suprasegmental detail) varies. Variation in the unattended dimension has been shown to interfere with responses to the attended dimension. In the present study, the speeded classification task was adapted to investigate interference from two distinct kinds of suprasegmental information – emotion and lexical tone – in tonal and non-tonal speakers. Results demonstrate a distinct pattern of responses for each group, suggesting influences of native language properties on processing
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